Monday, 15 March 2010

Dear Sir,I am writing to you as one private citizen of Canada to another.

As a former Supreme Court Justice and upholder of the Constitution, you must recognize that the government's move to employ you to examine the documents relevant to the Afghan detainee ruckus is, at least, not very popular among some knowledgeable commenters.

To many, me included, it is a mockery of the concept of Parliamentary supremacy.

It is, further, merely the latest in a long series of anti-democratic initiatives by this Conservative government.

Taxpayers are being asked to pay to help Harper avoid accountability, it seems.

Here is what I got for a half day work each day: 4h/day x 5 days/week x 48 weeks/year x $500/hr = $480K. If it lasts for a year and a half, it will cost $720K. It will be about twice these amounts if he charges a full day's work. And is he entitled to expenses too?

Shouldn't the opposition parties be pointing this out to the public instead of supporting this time stalling exercise?